El Perro Negro

Grumpy old mountain man living in Spain

Tag: andalucia

Note – 2025-10-10 07:50

Note – 2025-10-10 07:50

Hard photographing birds in flight isn't it? Especially for a landscape photographer who's subject is pretty much static. Thing is with birds, the little blighters just won't stay still, will they? He...

Birds, Birdsofmastodon, Nature, Spain, Wildlife, Photography, Birdphotography, Andalucia, Naturephotography

Note – 2025-10-01 07:52

Note – 2025-10-01 07:52

2/ Casilla de Agua - Peñon de Granada - Rambla del Durcal Sierra Nevada The Rambla del Durcal area is amazing with stunning scenery more akin to Utah or New Mexico than southern Spain. Some rough hiki...

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-10-01 07:50

Note – 2025-10-01 07:50

1/ Casilla de Agua - Peñon de Granada - Rambla del Durcal Sierra Nevada Yesterday we explored the hills east of Durcal. A tough 800m of initial ascent made much easier by an unrelenting but well grade...

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-09-24 09:11

Note – 2025-09-24 09:11

1/ Over the years we must have had over a hundred days walking and scrambling in the Sierra de Huetor just north of Granada. Yesterday, though we filled in the final piece of our Sierra de Huetor jigs...

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-09-17 07:35

Note – 2025-09-17 07:35

Hiked down the San Juan valley in the Sierra Nevada yesterday. Surprised to find the waterfall at Piedra Resbaladiza still flowing quite well even towards the end of a long, hot, Spanish summer.

Waterfallwednesday, Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-09-12 13:20

Note – 2025-09-12 13:20

Another hot day so we settled for an early start and a short hike to the magnificent viewpoint of Coros (1305m) in the Sierra de Grazalama mountains via Puerto de las Palomas. Great scenery 360° views...

Hiking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-09-11 16:21

Note – 2025-09-11 16:21

Tough hike in the mountains south of Montejaque (Ronda) today because of the high afternoon temps. Superb views though with plenty of Griffon Vultures passing overhead, probably eyeing us out as a lik...

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-09-10 16:28

Note – 2025-09-10 16:28

Today a visit to the northern sector of the stunning Sierra de las Nieves. Circular hike from the village of El Burgo. Enjoyed it. Tomorrow we head into the Sierra de Grazalama mountains

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-09-03 15:15

Note – 2025-09-03 15:15

1/ "Ruta Nocturna - Sierra Nevada" Started with a 6pm bus uplift to los Posiciones del Veleta. Hiked to Col de Carihuela and hence to our dinner/sunset viewpoint on top of Loma Pua at just over 3200m....

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-08-16 10:19

Wandering into the Sierra Nevada's Forgotten Zone - A few days ago I had a wonderful overnight trip into a quiet and remote corner of Spain's Sierra Nevada. The access areas were busy but once clear o...

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-08-16 07:33

Note – 2025-08-16 07:33

A few more night shots from our backpacking trip a few nights ago. Night photography is a bit new for me but I enjoyed the experience and will certainly try some more

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Outdoors, Andalucia, Night, Nightphotography, Stars

Note – 2025-08-11 12:54

I enjoyed this scramble so much I decided to write a blog post https://elperronegro.com/posts/2025-08-11-scrambling-campanitas-ridge-sierra-nevada/

Hiking, Scrambles, Scrambling, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Outdoors, Andalucia, Adventure

Note – 2025-08-06 06:12

Note – 2025-08-06 06:12

Dropping down into the hugely impressive amphitheater of the Corral del Veleta yesterday. I never fail to be impressed by the scale of these huge rock walls. The Coral de Veleta was the site of the la...

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-07-23 08:01

Note – 2025-07-23 08:01

Some more photos from yesterdays scrambling route on Tajos de la Virgen ridge, Sierra Nevada. Not especially difficult but utterly engaging and interesting high level hike/scramble

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-07-23 07:56

Note – 2025-07-23 07:56

Classic Sierra Nevada adventure! 🏔️ Yesterday’s high-level romp along the Tajos de la Virgen ridge delivered everything you’d want from a mountain day - thrilling Grade 1 scrambling, breathtaking dist...

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-06-27 17:54

Note – 2025-06-27 17:54

Spending a night in a bivouac close to a mountain lake certainly allows you to see it's many changing faces. Here's some images of lake reflections from last 24 hours at Laguna Cabrero, Sierra Nevada

Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Andalucia

Note – 2025-06-27 12:42

Note – 2025-06-27 12:42

Last nights sunset bivouac at Laguna Cabrero 2710m, nacimentos del Río Durcal, Sierra Nevada

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia, Sunsets, Lakes

Note – 2025-06-22 07:14

Note – 2025-06-22 07:14

Field of olive trees in the morning sun. Quesada area, Sierra de Cazorla

Silentsunday, Spain, Andalucia, Landscapephotography, Landscape

Note – 2025-06-01 15:20

Note – 2025-06-01 15:20

Still plenty of snow around still in Spain's Sierra Nevada. May need micro spikes or crampons to cross snow slopes pre-midday but after that it becomes soft very quickly. This is @khusky traversing so...

Hiking, Backpacking, Walking, Mountains, Spain, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia

Note – 2025-05-29 08:36

Note – 2025-05-29 08:36

The magical world of the snow tunnel Lavaderos de la Reina, Sierra Nevada, España 27th May

Mountains, Spain, Photography, Landscape, Landscapephotography, Outdoors, Andalucia